Suevos

Galician

Etymology

From Latin suēvōs (“Suebi”), from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”): probably because these places were settled by the Suebi people who established in Galicia and Northern Portugal in the 5th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈswɛβʊs]

Proper noun

Suevos ?

  1. a parish of Arteixo, A Coruña, Galicia
  2. a parish of A Baña, A Coruña, Galicia
  3. a village in Ames, A Coruña, Galicia
  4. a village in Mazaricos, A Coruña, Galicia
  5. a toponymical surname

References

  • “Suevos” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Suevos” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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